similar to: NLME / LMER: Multiple Membership Models

Dear All, I'm trying to model heteroscedasticity using a multilevel model. To do so, I make use of the nlme package and the weigths-parameter. Let's say that I hypothesize that the exam score of students (normexam) is influenced by their score on a standardized LR test (standLRT). Students are of course nested in "schools". These variables are contained in the

Dear helpers, I'm estimating multilevel regression models, using the lme-function from the nlme-package. Let's say that I estimated a model and stored it inside the object named 'model'. The summary of that model is shown below: Using summary(model)$tTable , I receive the following output: > summary(model)$tTable Value Std.Error DF t-value

LS, I'm estimating multilevel regression models, using the lme-function from the nlme-package. Let's say that I estimated a model and stored it inside the object named 'model'. The summary of that model is shown below: Using summary(model)$tTable , I receive the following output: > summary(model)$tTable Value Std.Error DF t-value

Dear ListeRs, I am trying to fit a heteroscedastic multilevel model using lmer{lme4- package). Take, for instance, the (fictive) model below. lmer(test.result ~ homework + Sex -1 + (1 | School)) Suppose that I suspect the error terms in the predicted values to differ between men and women (so, on the first level). In order to model this, I want the 'Sex'-variable to be random on

Dear expeRts, I am trying to plot a lme-object {package nlme) in such a way, that on a selected level the x-axis represents the value on a selected predictor and the y-axis represents the predicted-outcome variable. The graphs would than consist of several lines that each represent one group. I can't find such a plotting function. I could write such a function myself, based on

LS, I'm estimating multilevel regression models, using the lme-function from the nlme-package. Let's say that I estimated a model and stored it inside the object named 'model'. The summary of that model is shown below: Using summary(model)$tTable , I receive the following output: > summary(model)$tTable Value Std.Error DF t-value

Deal all, new as I am to developing packages for R-Project, I apologize on beforehand for questions that are too obvious. I am trying to 'add' a PDF document containing some detailed information to a package. The way I understand the Rexts.pdf document, I should add my .PDF document to the /inst/doc/ folder, and links to the files should be build automatically. However, after

Dear R users, I am trying to get data from the clipboard into R on MacOSX. I tried the following, but got an error message: read.delim("clipboard") Error in file(file, "r") : unable to open connection In addition: Warning message: unable to contact X11 display Obviously, I'm not running R using X11. I'm wondering, can I import data from the clipboard on MacosX?

Dear helpers, I've come up with what is probably a simple problem, but I cannot find the solution. I have a data-set containing survey-data from several countries. What I want to do is to perform some regression analyses, for each country separately. The question is, how to do this nicely (thus without repeating the same syntax with another `subset' argument). I thought of the

Dear R users, experimenting with the lm function in R, I've encountered some behaviour I don't understand with my limited knowledge of regression. I made a data-'set' of three measurements (see syntax below). Using lm (linear model) to fit the regression-line, I expected to find an intercept of 2.0 and a slope of 0, but in fact the slope is slightly below zero. Amazed by

Dear helpeRs, I'm working with the map-package and came upon a problem which I couldn't solve. I hope onee of you can. If not, this can be seen as a suggestion for new versions of the package. I'm trying to create a map of some European countries, filled with colors corresponding to some values. Let's say I have the following countries and I assign the following colors

Dear All, After playing with lmer for couple of days, I have to say that I am amazed! I've been using quite some multilevel/mixed modeling packages, lme4 is a strong candidate for the overall winner, especially for multilevel generzlized linear models. Now go back to my two-level poisson model with cross-classified model. I've been testing various different model specificatios for the

Hi there, as a student sociology, I'm starting to learn about SEM. The course I follow is based on LISREL, but I want to use the SEM-package on R parallel to it. Using LISREL, I found it to be very usable to be able to see the total direct and total indirect effects (standardized and unstandardized) in the output. Can I create these effects using R? I know how to calculate them

I'm trying to figure out how to use lmer to fit models with factors that have some nesting and some non-nested groupings. For example, in this paper: http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/research/published/parkgelmanbafumi.pdf we have a logistic regression of survey respondents' political preferences (1=Republican, 0=Democrat), regressing on sex, ethnicity, state (51 states within 5

Perhaps I am not looking in the right place, but I am looking for a way to use lmer() to run a multilevel model that incorporates sampling weights. I have used the Lumley survey package to use sampling weights in the past, but according to post I found online from Thomas Lumley in mid-2012, R is currently not equipped to be able to do this. His post is here:

Hi, i am trying to learn something about multilevel analysis using a great "Discovering statistics using R". I constructed some sample data and then tried to fit a model. Generally model fits well, however when trying to fit the same model using z-score (standarizded) variables i got an error: Error in lme.formula(z_wyn ~ z_IQ + Kasa, data = la, random = ~z_IQ | : nlminb problem,

Dear all, I am trying to replicate some multilevel models with binary outcomes using R's "lmer" and "glmmPQL" and Stata's gllmm, respectively. The data can be found at <http://www.uni-koeln.de/~ahf34/xerop.dta>. The relevant Stata output can be found at <http://www.uni- koeln.de/~ahf34/stataoutput.txt>. First, you will find the unconditional model,

Hello all: I am interested in computing what the multilevel modeling literature calls a multiple membership model. More specifically, I am working with a data set involving clients and providers. The clients are the lower-level units who are nested within providers (higher-level). However, this is not nesting in the usual sense, as clients can belong to multple providers, which I understand

Hi, I'm running some data simulations using (mixed effects)* regression models that show difficulty to converge. Therefore, I seek a way of capturing warnings (of false convergence) inside a loop. Inside that loop, I modify data and estimate a model. I do so many times with slightly different modifications of the data. Next, I extract some of the model parameters and store these in a matrix.

Job Title: Sr Research Associate I Location: Brandeis University, Waltham, MA Full/Part Time: Full-Time Regular/Temporary: Regular The mission of the Institute for Child, Youth and Family Policy (ICYFP) is to conduct and disseminate policy-relevant research on health and development of children and their families. We seek a socially minded, highly motivated data expert with full-time work